At 6ft tall, the package was tubular in shape and large enough to contain a shark - crushing my mother's hopes for a diamond skull. Without a van to drive us back to my studio the only clear option was a ride on the 73 bus, with the Damien Hirst reclining on the seat beside me.

Masterpieces by the likes of John Constable, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Francis Bacon, together valued at more than £200 million, were assembled this ...

Did someone say something about a recession? As the world stands open-mouthed - much like the painting in question - at the news that The Scream ha...

Francis Bacon, Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1953) This month, on the 28th of April 2012, we commemorated the 20-year a...

A "seductive and sexually charged" Francis Bacon portrait is expected to fetch around £18 million when it goes on sale next month. The Portrait Of...